5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sex Drive (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central themes revolve around a teenager's personal journey of self-discovery, friendship, and the pursuit of authenticity, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques. Its focus on apolitical coming-of-age narratives leads to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on conventional coming-of-age themes without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The film features a gay main character, Lance, who is a loyal friend and achieves a happy romantic ending. However, his sexuality is frequently the source of humor, often relying on stereotypes. The portrayal is mixed, balancing positive character development with problematic comedic elements, resulting in a neutral net impact.
The film features a character, Ms. Tasty, whose reveal as a man named Andy is played for comedic shock and disgust. This portrayal frames gender identity as a source of deception and ridicule, reinforcing harmful stereotypes. The character's existence serves primarily as a punchline, with no counterbalancing positive or nuanced depiction.
The film portrays the Amish community, a Christian denomination, with a blend of comedic contrast and underlying respect. While humor is derived from their traditional lifestyle and the culture clash with the protagonists, characters like Ezekiel provide nuance and demonstrate their capabilities and individual agency, avoiding a fundamentally negative or stereotypical depiction.
The film is a teen comedy and does not feature any female characters engaging in direct physical combat. There are no scenes where a female character defeats one or more male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.
Sex Drive (2008) is an original film and does not adapt characters from prior source material, historical records, or previous installments. Therefore, no characters exist who were established as one gender and then portrayed as another.
The film "Sex Drive" (2008) is an adaptation of the novel "All the Way." A review of the main characters from the source material and their on-screen portrayals reveals no instances where a character's established or implied race was changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.4
Critic Ratings
4.6
4.9
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